Spain: 2 killed in Madrid blast, cause not clear
World | January 20, 2021 23:28 ISTAt least two people have died in the blast in Madrid, Spain, says Mayor. Initial information shows the blast was likely caused by a gas leak, Reuters has informed.
At least two people have died in the blast in Madrid, Spain, says Mayor. Initial information shows the blast was likely caused by a gas leak, Reuters has informed.
The new strain of the virus, which "maybe up to 70 per cent more transmissible," has triggered travel restrictions on Britain and sounded a fresh alarm on Covid-19 which is known to have infected about 80 million people and caused over 1.7 million deaths worldwide.
India has now become the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after a record spike in cases for four consecutive days pushed total infections to over 2,43,733, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.
A gigantic 30-foot-long shark showed up on a beach in Spain's La Mamola, a famous tourist destination. Civil Guard officers released footage of the giant creature near their boat, less than 400m from the beach, after warning kayakers and other water sports enthusiasts.
A 113-year-old Spanish woman says she is in good health after having overcome infection by the new coronavirus.
High-performance athletes were allowed to resume training in Spain this week after nearly two months of confinement, but some reported being harassed by local residents who thought they were breaking confinement rules.
Worldwide coronavirus cases are nearing 3.5 million mark with positive patients toll currently at 34,81,162 including 244,660 deaths and over 1,60,705 recovered, according to the worldometer figures on Sunday.
Spain, which has been one of the countries worst hit in the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month.
Considering the condition of America, Spain, China and other countries, doctors reveal that India can save itself from the community spread only if the citizens follow the lockdown seriously.
Spain's health authorities confirmed that the country's total number of coronavirus cases increased by 9,222 to 94,417, a higher daily rise in new cases than on Sunday and Monday, when 6,549 and 6,398 new cases were confirmed respectively.
Spain's health ministry on Sunday said that the country was witness to 838 new deaths due to the coronavirus, marking the most fatal 24 hours in the EU nation's battle against the pandemic
Spain's deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo has tested positive for coronavirus, Reuters news agency quoted government officials as saying. Reuters reported that Calvo tested positive on Tuesday, after testing negative in a previous test.
Roads and public spaces were deserted in Spain as nationwide lockdown began on Sunday. Police asked joggers at the city's parks and beaches to go home as the Spanish government's stricter measures to contain the new coronavirus took affect.
Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime minister Pedro Sanchez, has tested positive for coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said, adding that both were doing fine.
Spain decided Saturday to follow Italy in declaring a nationwide lockdown to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Spanish media reported.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus epidemic shifted increasingly westward toward the Middle East, Europe and the United States on Tuesday, with governments taking emergency steps to ease shortages of masks and other supplies for front-line doctors and nurses.
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday there have been "concerning instances" of coronavirus among people with no travel history to China, warning that it could be the "tip of the iceberg", as he urged all countries to prepare for the possible arrival of the novel virus that has killed over 900 people.
Spain's Balearic Islands have passed a law banning pub hopping and happy hours in three popular tourist destinations in a bid to crackdown on alcohol-fuelled holidays, the media reported on Saturday.
A Spanish school teacher wore a anatomy bodysuit with internal human body party printed on it to teach students in a biology class about human body.
Visitors and world leaders attending the COP 25 Climate Conference here are being immersed in simulated smog conditions of Indian capital New Delhi -- a reality for millions of residents living in one of the most polluted cities in the world -- as part of a creative drive for urgent action against air pollution.
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